The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-14

Whereas, A petition signed by more than
fifty taxpayers of the Parish OF Caleasieu has
been presented to the Police Jury OF said
parish praying the enactment by said Police
Jury, for an ordinance to encourage sheep
husbandry and protect sheep from the rava-
ges OF dogs, as provided for in Sec. 3, of Act
No. Ill OF the General Assembly. Therefore
by virtue Of act No. Ill of the Acts of the
Legislature of the State of Louisiana, of
1856, authorizing and empowering the Police
Juries OF the different parishes of the State
10 pass such ordinances as may be necessary
10 carry out the provision Of said act in ali
its different provisions.
SECTION l. BE IL Ordained bg tie Tbliee
Jury Of The Parish Of CaLcasiett, That ii shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to
keep or suffer to run at large, any sheep
killing dog owned or possessed by them
knowing the same to be such, or that any
| dog thus kept or owned by any person "a
aforesaid, that shall have killed, wounded,
MANNED or bitten any sheep or lamb or In
any manner damaged the same, the owner or
Keeper of said dog shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, aud shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisOned
not less than thirty days, or both, al The dis
erection Of the court.
SEC. 2. Be IL further Ordained, That 1t
shall be the duty Of any citizen who knows
OF any person keeping any dog as described
In the foregoing section, that has Killed, bit
ten, manned or damaged any sheep or lamb
to report and make affidavit to the fact be-
fore any justice Of the peace Of this parish,
and 1t shall be the duty of said justice to Is
sue warrant directed to the constable Of
his ward, or to the sheriff of said parish, COM
handing him to proceed without delay to
the place where said dog may be kept and
then and there TO take said dog and destroy
the same, and all the expenses incurred by
the said Justice and other officers In Issuing
and executing said warrant shall be paid by
the owner or pOBsessor of the dog DESTROYED,
and IN case the said owner or pOssessor OF
said dog shall fail or neglect to pay the cost
incurred as fofesaid, after an account of the
same shall have been certified to BY the said
Justice as being correct, he shall pay fine
Of pot less than ten dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars, to be collected BY civil
suit In the name of the Police Jury of this
Parish before any court of competent juris-
SIC. 3. b II further 0,xlai,,ed, That any
dog owned or Kept as aforesaid, that shall
have killed, wounded, MANNED or damaged
any sheep or lamb the property OF another
the owner or keeper Of said dog shall be LA
Bile for, and pay to the owner Of said sheep,
five times the estimated value Of said sheer
the sheep thus destroyed, as damages slls-
tanned, together with reasonable amount
for his attorney fees and necessary expenses
which shall be collected as costs 10 be reeoY-
cradle before any court Of competent jurls-
dietion.
SEo. 4. Be Il further 0ydaiaed That the
fees Of the justice Of the peace and other
officers for services 10 be rendered under
Sec. z, o. this Ordinance shall be as follows,
to-wls For making and taking affidavit,
one dollar, aud for issuing warrant, tifty
cents; the constable or sheriff shall be al
lowed for executing a warrant Issued under
said section, enc dollar and ten cents FOR
each mile he necessarily travels 81 going 10
ana returning from the execution of said
warrant.
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